Ollantaytambo and goodbye Cusco

The Salkantay trek was incredible and is going to be written down as one of the highlights of my trip. Unfortunately, though, I did spend most of the trek with a bad fever... A friend of mine from the trek suggested that I needed some recovery time and invited me up to the town of Ollantaytambo in the sacred valley to, in her words, do nothing for 4 days.

It turns out that this was the best advice I could have been given.

Ollantaytambo is a beautiful town and is situated deep in the sacred valley of the Inca. Every 5 minutes, there is a new incredible view or ruin to see.

As a final twist, Lucia and I also attended a Peruvian wedding?! We were told that a huge wedding was happening in the town and that everyone was invited. We turned up to take a look, and before we knew it, we had been ushered in, seated, and had food and wine placed in front of us! Out of all the things I thought I would do on this trip, I did not think that attending a Peruvian wedding with an Argentinian would be one of them.

A beautiful place, my amazing friend Lucia, a hostel host with a thousand stories to tell, a crazy wedding and a very cute dog.

Salkantay is one of my trip highlights, but only because it was followed by Ollantaytambo.

After this, it's finally time to say goodbye to Cusco. On to Puno and then Bolivia!Read more